Download and unzip Bookbinder.

Click or double click on bookbinder-3.0.jar to start in Windows or Mac.

Under Linux, open a terminal, cd into the directory and type

java -jar bookbinder3.0.jar

Load a PDF into the input viewer using the 'File' menu, 'Open input PDF'

Choose your printer type and paper size.

Choose the size of book you want. Currently there are three choices, two standard paperback sizes and as big as the paper allows.

Hit the 'Generate Document' button. The output viewer should display the first of the output files.

There will be a new folder called 'the-name-of-your-PDF-files' in the folder or
directory where the program resides. Inside are the new PDF's, ready for printing.

Printing issues

If you have a duplex printer, each signature will print in one go. If, like most people,
you have a plain old one-side-at-time printer, each signature consists of two PDFs and you
will have to print one, then turn the sheets over by hand to print the other. This can be a
fraught operation, so make sure the pages are the correct way round and don't get jammed on
the second trip through.